Essay about Teen Driving

Essay about Teen Driving

643 WordsDec 31st, 20063 Pages

Over the years there have been many car accidents, many resulting in death. Teenage traffic accidents are the number one cause of death among 16-20 year olds. In 1996, 6,300 teens died in the United States from motor vehicle crash injuries. The fatality rate for teenage drivers is about 4 times as high as the rate for drivers 25 to 65 years old. On average, a teen driver is killed every other day in California. In most of those fatalities, the reason was either involving speeding or driver error. But in California, Oregon, Michigan, and other states, those statistics are dropping because they have had laws restricting teen driving on the books for more than a year. Because of the numerous deaths, many people are pushing for a legislative…show more content…

Of course, all passengers and the driver, are required to wear seat belts. For the first year, the new driver may not drive between midnight and 5 a.m., unless accompanied by a parent or driving instructor who is at least 25 years old. But there are, naturally, some exceptions. Some exceptions include work, school related activities, medical and family necessities.

Many organizations, including MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) and AAA clubs of Northern and Southern California, are sponsoring this bill. But one group of populace that should have a word in this is the people that are going to be affected, the teenagers. From a teen's perspective, this bill would violate their constitutional rights. Not all teens are wild, reckless, and irresponsible drivers. If this bill gets passed parents will lose something very valuable; time. Their teens will no longer be a source of relief for many stressed out parents. No longer could older children ferry their young siblings to the mall or basketball practice. That will soon be history. Everyone always says look at the statistics and at all those deaths. Then they make a conclusion, and at the end of the spectrum there will be opposing beliefs. But which statistics should we be really looking at? Teenagers make up 10 percent of the population, and account for 14 percent of highway deaths. Elderly people are death risks as well. Adults, 65 years or older, make up 13 percent of the population and account for 14

Drunk Driving with Alcohol
Drinking and driving under the influence of alcohol today is a serious matter in the United States. While being under the influence of alcohol and drugs it is a fact that it is a major cause of injury and death of young adults in our world. Of all the major problems causing drinking and driving, one of the major problems is alcohol…

Texting and driving is the act of reading, sending and typing text messages, e-mails or using online websites while operating a motor vehicle. Many people have viewed the practice and it is very dangerous. It has also been ruled as the cause of some motor accidents that have caused deaths. In some states texting and driving is illegal and/or restricted. Texting while driving had lead to increased distraction behind the wheel. In 2006, Liberty Mutual Insurance Group conducted a survey of more…

many Teens use their phones while Driving?
Staying in touch trough a text is instrumental in the lives of teens. The inevitable constant distraction that flutters through our brains is endless when we drive from place to place. Cellphones are indeed, probably the best innovation that has surfaced but has also pose many threats when it comes teens and adults using their cellphones while driving. It is clear that despite cellphones being a great means of communications, using them during driving results…

Teen driving is unsafe and dangerous, teen driving is the leading cause of teenage deaths in the United States with more than 5,000 teens dying a year. 17 year old Weston Griggs, killed himself and the 2 passengers he had in his car. But, this accident was no accident. Weston was going 70 mph in a 40 mph speed zone. The issue in this story is that young drivers like Weston, inexperienced and full of adrenaline are just hurting them selves and others by getting behind the wheel at such a young…

Now-a-days teens watch TV and believe anything they see on television. “Professional Athletes don’t cause more DUI Fatalities than other American—they just make more headlines (Lake, 2013) EBSCOHOST). So seeing someone famous drinking and then hoping in the car under the influence and beganing to drive with no worries, teens think it is okay.
Excuses and false assurance are major reasons teens believe they can drink. People believe they will not get caught and that they have complete control…

Teen Driving, Marvelous thing or chaos waiting to happen?
Imagine you were a driving instructor. You have three students to teach today; a beginner, sixteen years old girl just getting her driver 's license, then you have a middle aged woman, and another beginner who is eighteen. Each taking the class for their own personal reasons. You begin with the sixteen year old, she was reckless! Had to reapply her lip gloss at least seven times, answered every single text she received and was always distracted…

2014
Teens and Driving
Teen drunk driving is all about actions and reactions, unfortunately for those teens that choose to follow in this path of drinking and driving, most of them do not have the real life experiences that are required to make a rational, educated, and safe decision. The social pressures to conform to the “normal” behavior, the bad examples, and the lack of strong parental figures can lead the best of teens down the wrong path. Hopefully, while most will learn, drunk teen drivers…

includes when teenagers start driving, they drive differently with their parents, but when they get behind the wheel with their friends as passengers, then it is a different story. The percentage of car crashes among teenagers that included their friends as passengers went up due to the risky behavior the driver. This is especially true for male teenage drivers and male passengers.
The article I chose is called The Observed Effects of Teenage Passengers on the Risky Driving Behavior of Teenage Drivers…

Teen Driving
Getting the License
Many of today’s teens can’t wait to get that piece of paper with the cheap plastic on top, saying they are newly licensed drivers. But in New Jersey that’s going to be a little harder, since January 1, 2001 NJ has put into affect the new Graduated Driver License Program (GDL).
The GDL is a program that teens and first-time drivers must complete to get their unrestricted license. This program was designed to lower the number of driving fatalities…

adulthood. Gaining more privileges give teens freedom and responsibilities. Driving can be a deadly privilege if not taken seriously. With more teens dying behind the wheel, changes need to be made. Driving laws and penalties for teens should be drastically changed to prevent deaths and injuries.
It is important to try to stop this issue from the source before teens start to drive by themselves. According to Huffington Post, one in five United States teens never took any form of driver’s education…